The title for this lesson sums up exactly what it’s about: words that you write in the same way but have different meaning and may even have different pronunciation.
When we say ‘playing’ we are talking about an action. And a ‘play’ is a dramatic composition or a dramatic performance. So in the second case it’s a noun.
This is an example of a homograph, and you can find many more in the next video. Take a look and please come back to answer the questions.
It’s actually a quite simple topic, once you pay attention to the context of each phrase. It’s that context that tells you how the word is being used. It’s important to memorize at least a few homographs so that you know how and when to use the.
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